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Know your wood:  Aniegre

Know your wood: Aniegre

June 25, 2015 | No comments
Aniegre Searching innocently for images of Aniegre, Anigre, and Anegre, one might stumble accidentally upon Arizona Muse flipping some Louis…
Know your wood:  Wenge

Know your wood: Wenge

March 30, 2015 | No comments
Wenge I would have come up with about a thousand uses for Wenge before coming across this switchplate. This, and…
Know your wood:  Balau

Know your wood: Balau

March 30, 2015 | 1 Comment
Balau A stately Shorea roxburghii, planted by King Bhumiphol of Thailand, now blatantly stolen from Wikipedia. Trade Name: Balau. Scientific…
Know your wood:  Santos Mahogany

Know your wood: Santos Mahogany

March 30, 2015 | No comments
Santos Mahogany Myroxylon balsamum from Koehler’s Medicinal Plants (1887) Trade Name: Santos mahogany, Balsamo. Genus: Myroxylon balsamum Janka Hardness (pounds-force):…
Know your wood:  Afromosia

Know your wood: Afromosia

March 30, 2015 | No comments
Afromosia A moderately colored swatch of Afromosia, as displayed in The Wood Explorer. Trade Name: Afromosia. Genus: Pericopsis angolensis Janka…
Know Your Wood:  Padauk

Know Your Wood: Padauk

March 7, 2016 | No comments
Padauk Trade Name: Padauk. Genus: Pterocarpus soyauxii Janka Hardness (pounds-force): 1970 Description: It’s an odd life when a person finds…
Know your wood:  Peruvian Walnut

Know your wood: Peruvian Walnut

March 30, 2015 | No comments
Peruvian Walnut Hey, if you’re already putting the money into a 1938 Rolls-Royce, go right ahead and deck out the…
Know your wood:  Zebrawood

Know your wood: Zebrawood

March 30, 2015 | No comments
Zebrawood Now that’s a table! Zebrawood tends to be quite expensive, because quarter-sawn sections are required to achieve its distinctive…
Know your wood:  European Beech

Know your wood: European Beech

March 30, 2015 | No comments
European Beech European Beech, presented by The Wood Database. Trade Name: Beech, European beech. Genus: Fagus sylvatica Janka Hardness (pounds-force):…
Know Your Wood:  Yellow Birch

Know Your Wood: Yellow Birch

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Yellow Birch Yellow Birch , presented by The Wood Explorer. Trade Name: Yellow birch, birch. (The majority of hardwood marketed…

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